Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-16
OREGON NEWS.
rv.rvthing Of General Interest In .
CONDENSED Form


crossing quite rapidly.
pIpththeria is prevalent in some
narts Of Douglas county. :,
Geo. Taylor, living on Cedar creek
was kicked to death by horse.
The Chemewa Indian school mas
been closed for the summer season.
Butchers inform a Dalles paper that
cattle on the hills are in splendid con-
dition. -. W.
Twelve sheep belonging to VIM
Booth were killed by lightning IN Tue
Cove. ao,,,.
Newberg, Yamhill county, has some
six new buildings in course OF con
struction.
The foundry of D. L. Remington, at
Hubbard. was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000; insured for $500.
A large band Of elk was seen lately
ON the west fork OF Coos river, by par
ties living in that vicinity.
TT. Clopton's store, at Brownsboro
Jackson county, was destroyed by ire
together with its entire contents.
]. Brazil killed a mammoth panther
on his place on Coos river. The brute
measured nine feet and one inch.
90. Davis, near Bellevue, killed .
porcupine in his wheat field recently
The animal was rcbbing hens nests.
A prairie chicken was killed neal
Weston, and when 1t was prepared fol
food string of glass beads was fount
in its craw.
Contract has been let for construc
ton of the Despair block in PeDdle
ton. It will be OF brick, and cos
nearly $4,000.
Isaac E. Rice, Of Beaver slough
Columbia county, has been arrested
and held in $500 bonds for sending OBJ
scene letters through the mail.
The residence and out-houses of E
G. Sabry, who resides on the Umpqu'
river, about twenty miles from Oak
land, was entirely destroyed by fire.
w. M. Blakely, a farmer near Ad
ans, Umatilla county, had twenty-five
acres of wheat destroyed by fire
which was caused by sparks from
passing engine.
The wool season Is nearly over II
Wasco county, says Dalles paper
Sheepmen have marketed the clip, ant
this factor of trade will be dorman
until another year.
During the past twelve months some
thing like 1900 tons oats, 80 tons bar
ley, ITO tons potatoes and 100 ton
-four left the Willamette valley TO
San Francisco by way OF Yaquina bay
The contract for surveying tn
Grand Ronde Indian Reservation AM
allotting it to the Indians, has been lie
by the government to ]. D. Fenton, o
McMinnville, and H. s. Maloney, Q
Sheridan.
Marcus Steward, indicted for steal
ing horses in Malheur county, plea,
guilty to the crime, and Judge Isol
sentenced him to three years in tn
penitentiary. Steward is the first maj
for the penitentiary from Malheu
county.
Roseburg Review: The lowest bi
for carrying the mail from and to tn
depot and postoffice at this place pc
year, was $3.50. The department di
not accept, and sends word that onl
5000 will be allowed for this purpose
1t remains to be seen what will b
done in the matter.
Pensions have been granted to tn
following persons: Stephen A. Miller
Astoria; James McWilliam., Mort
Canyonville; Thomas F. Campbell
Monmouth; Alfred Wilson, Sheridan
Jacob Croft, The Dalles; Isaac +
Cramer, Portland; ]. W.. Mack, Prairi
City; Nicholas Wright, Applegate
Thomas Wright, Willow Springs.
During the year ending June 81
1887, as shown by records at the Al
toria Custom House, there arrive
III vessels coastwise, of 1888, 1882 az
gregate tonnage, 6 American vessels {
o,l6S tons, and As foreign vessels {
45,7O2 tons; total of 243 vessels {
329,252 tons. During the same tim
there cleared 1874 vessels coastwise c
26S,5lO tons, 10 American vessels {
lo0SS tons, 55 foreign vessels, of 81
343 tons; total number of 248 We,
sells OF 346,S4l tons. During the YEA
the exports were 81, 1857, PSI; the i'm
ports, 1921 ,43S; the duties collected i
the Astoria A. Custom House aggregate
$l9,364 70; miscellaneous recent,
$36S6 81, making the total recent
$o3,O5l O6, a substantial increase {
over S29,OOO over the receipts for Oh
year ended June so, 1886.
BY the new freight schedule of tn
Northern Pacific Railroad sb;nnu